Lesson 6: Local councillors
Developing an understanding of the role of local government by role-playing as councillors.
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Display the Presentation: Local Council, which was shown to the children inRSE & PSHE, Citizenship Y3: Lesson 6: Local Democracy, to recap learning about the role of the local council in a democracy and the job of local councillors. Note that slides 3 and 4 of the presentation include the option to upload one or more photos of your local councillor(s) for the children to see (see Teacher knowledge).
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Sarah has over 20 years’ experience in education. Starting as a Primary teacher, Sarah then moved into an advisory role that covered both PSHE education and Citizenship. She delivers courses for teachers, as well as sessions for children and young people and creates educational materials.
Sarah runs her own independent education consultancy company Personal Development Matters, which supports schools to deliver high-quality PSHE education as well as other areas of personal development.
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